Lt.-Col.Thomas ThornycroftVernon was born on 17 December 1862.1 He was the son of SirWilliamVernon, 1st Bt. and Jane MargaretCooper.2 He died on 24 January 1919 at age 56, unmarried.1 He gained the rank of Lieutenant-Colonel in the 7th Battalion, Liverpool Regiment Territorial Forces Reserve.1